Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns—A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations

Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns—A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations

April 26, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 747

About this episode

Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns discuss their book on handling tough conversations in school leadership.

Get the book, A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations Visit Erika & Tiffany's website, ConnectingThroughConversation.com About The Guests Erika Bare is superintendent of South Umpqua School District in Oregon, and has more than 20 years in the profession as a teacher, principal and district leader. Tiffany Burns has served as a principal, instructional coach, and teacher in her more than 20 years in K-12 education, and is currently teaching pre-service teachers at the university level. They have worked together for more than a decade, and are the authors of Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students, and their new book A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations. This episode inspired a new members-only feature in Repertoire—Network, a one-tap way to track quick interactions with teachers and plan them intentionally. Try it here for free or learn more »

People in this episode

Host: Justin Baeder

Guests: Erika Bare, Tiffany Burns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: South Umpqua School District, Connecting Through Conversation

Books & works: A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations, Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students

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